31 July: His Excellency Dr Humayun Khan and Begum Khan were received in farewell audience by The Queen and took leave upon His Excellency relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner for Pakistan in London.

His Excellency Senor Fernando Zelaya was received in audience by The Queen and presented the Letters of Recall of his predecessor and his own Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from Nicaragua to the Court of St James.

His Excellency was accompanied by the following members of the Embassy: Senora Ligia Dent (Vice Consul and Second Secretary) and Senora Veronica Bosco Gomez (Cultural Attache).

Senora de Zelaya was also received by Her Majesty.

Sir David Gillmore (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) was present, and the Household-in-Waiting were in attendance.

The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn was received by The Queen upon relinquishing his appointment as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong.

The Lady Wilson was also received by Her Majesty.

Mr Patrick Eyers (British Ambassador at Amman) had an audience of The Queen.

Mrs Eyers was also received by Her Majesty.

The Duke of Edinburgh, Visitor, this morning visited the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and opened the Nursery and also the Western Conference Centre.

His Royal Highness was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Greater Manchester (Colonel John Timmins).

The Duke of Edinburgh later visited PPG Industries (UK) Limited Fibre Glass Division, Hindley Green, Wigan, and opened their new plant.

His Royal Highness this afternoon visited Ravenshead Renaissance Limited's Greenbank Land Reclamation Project.

The Duke of Edinburgh then opened Pilkington Glass Limited's new Float Glass Factory at St Helens, Merseyside.

His Royal Highness was received on arrival by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for Merseyside (Mr Henry Cotton).

31 July: The Duke of York, Patron, this afternoon visited the Simon Weston Spirit Centre, Shand House, Fitzalan Place, Cardiff, and was received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant for South Glamorgan (Captain Norman Lloyd- Edwards, RNR).

His Royal Highness, Colonel-in- Chief of The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), this evening took the Salute at a massed Bands display given by Bands of The Prince of Wales's Division in Cardiff Castle.